Stamping and labeling machine.



No; 834,631. PATEN'IED OCT. 30, 1906.

- w. H. MoGANN.

STAMPING AND LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Alhlfl. 1906.

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STAMPING AND LABELING MACHINE.

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WILLIAM H. moans, or PITTSBURG, PEN SYLVANIA.

, STAMPING AND LABELING MAOHUINIET I Applloationfllod To'all whom it may concern: 7 Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. MoOANN," a citizen of the United States of America, re? siding at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have in- Machines, cation, refaccompany- 1n drawings. a

his invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in stamping and labelmg machines; and the invention relates more particularly to a machine employed for a plyingpostage-stamps to letters and labe s ments in Stam ing and Labelin of which the following is a spec "orstamps to newspapers and circulars.

The primary object of this invention is to rovide a simple and inexpensive machine or automatically moistening stamps, positioning said stam s, and bringing a pressure to bear u on sai stamps in order that they will be ad esively secured to the envelop, circular, or paper placed within my improved machine.

Another object of this invention .is to provide a novel machine articularly ada ted for merchants having a arge mail-order usiness, where a large number of letters, circulars, or pa ers are rovided with postage stamps or abels to e transmitted through the mails. To this end I have devised a machine in which a letter, folded paper, or circular is placed to receive the stamp or label necessary for its transmission, and in connection with the machine I employ rolls of stamps which are automatically fed to an envelop, moistened, and adhesively secured p, the mechanism employed to accomplish th1s being positive in its action and free from all danger of being injured by constant use.

With the above and other objectsin view, which will hereinafter more readily appear as the nature of the invention is betterunderstood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, to be hereinafter more fully described accompanying this application like numera s of reference designate correspondin parts throughout the several views,1n whic Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved machine. Fig. 2 is a front elevation. is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 4 is a plan. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a feed-roll. Fig. 6 is a similar view of a moistening-roll. Fig.

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and useful Improve- Patented Oct. so, 1906.

7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a stampcarrying roll. Fig. 8 '1s a horizontal sectional view on the line mo; of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow of said figure. Fig. 9 is a rear elevation of amachine. Fig. 10 1s a a further modi- 12 is a sectlonal view of the of said machine.

111 connection withthe machine. front elevation of the same.

To put ig. 14is a work 2 and 3, and a to detachable plate 4, said plate being secured upon the side walls 2 and 3 by screw-bolts 5. The side wall 3 at its mediate its ends it is provided'with a horizontally-disposedslot or recess 7, which permits of the insertion of an envelop or similar package within the machine. The top 4 is provided with a disposed opening 8, in which is plunger 9, said plunger being rovided with a detachable head 10 upon its ibwer end and a cap or knob 11 upon its upper end. A coiled s ring 12su1roundsthe lunger 9 be-' tween t e-ca or knob 11 and t e top of the plate 4, sai s ring normally holdmg the plunger in an e evated position. I The plunger-head 10 is guided 1n its movement by guideways 14 14, formed in the side walls 2 and 3 of the machine. The head 10 is -v1'ded with a depending casing 15, in w 'chis mounted a sealing-block 16, the rear ed 0 of said block being blade 17, the object ently described.

Between the rear edges of the side walls 2 and 3 is journaled a feed-roll 18 and a moistening-roll 19, the feed-roll 18 being flan ed, as at 20 20, and provided with a rate etwheel 21 upon its one end. The moisteningroll 19 is preferably constructed of felt similar absorbent material, this roll being journaled in the side tacle 23, which is supported by the base portion 1 of the machine. of the machine also supports a tank 24, which is provided with openings 25 25, whereby water ma be placed within the tank 24 and fed into t e receptacle 23. The tank24, to-

my invention into practice, I construct. my improved machine of a frame-' consisting of a base portion 1, side walls.

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side elevation. of a machine designed for? elevation of my im- Fi 1 3 is a perspective view of a 'supportingate used upper end is cut away, as at 6, while interverticallymounted a .IlO

gether with the side walls 2 and 3 of the machine, supports a platform 26, u on which envelops or similar packages are aced when they are to be stam ed or labelecli The rear edges 0 the sidewalls 2 and 3 are provided with outwardly-extending brackets 27 27, in the outer ends of which is journaled a stamp-carrying roll 28, said roll being in a plane horizontal to the moistening-rol 1:9 and being'flanged, as at 29 29, to support strips of stamps oi labels, the strips of stamps or labels being wound upon the roll 28 prior to its insertion in the machine. To permit of the roll 28 bei easil and quickly removed, the same is ourna ed in the brackets 27 by a bolt 30, carrying a winged thumbnut 31. The stri of stem s or labels, which I have desi nate 32, is a apted to pass between the eed-roll 18 and the moistenin roll 19 and out upon the platform 26. o revolve said rolls, I employ a pivoted lever 33, said lever being pivoted upon the spindle 34 of the feed-roll 18. The one end of the lever 33 is provided with a spring-held pawl 35, which normally engages the ratchetwheel 21. The opposite end of the lever 33 is connected by a link 36 to the casing of the plunger-head 10.

Operation: Assuming that a strip of stamps or labels extends between the feedroll 18 and the moistening-roll 19 and that an envelop or similar package has been placed in the slot 7 of the machine beneath the sealing-block 16, the cap or knob 1 of the lunger is struck, forcing the head 10 ownwardl. together with the sealing-block 16. In or 1' that a stamp or label may be adhesively sealed by the block 16 upon the envelop orpackage within the machine, the

envelop or'pack'age is placed under the strip of'stamps, whereby the first stamp protru ing from the rolls 18 and 19 will rest u on the envelop or package. The downwar movement of the plunger 9 severs the stamp or label from the strip 32, this being accomplished by the knife-blade 17. As the strip of stamps or labels has been moistened by the roll 19, the sealing-block 17 will adhesively secure the severed stamp or label to the envelop or package, and as the plunger 9 is released it will be returned to its normal position by the spring 12.

The return movement of the plunger 9 ace tuates the lever 33 to move the feed-roll 18 a partial revolution, which feeds another stamp or label beyond the rolls 18 and 19, thus placing it in position to be adhesively secured to another envelop or package placed within the machine. The downward movement of the plunger 9 causes the spring-pressed pawl 35 to I'ecede over the ratchet-wheel 21 and take a fresh grip prior to partially rotating the roll 18.

In Fig. 1.0 of the drawings I have illus trated "a machine designed for placing labels engage the casing 15 of the or stamps upon newspa er rolls or packages, the machine being ma e of a greater length and provided with a larger slot 7 than the machine heretofore described, the remaining construction of the machine being similar to the machine employed for stamping and labeling envelops.

Certain modifications areillustrated in Figs. 11 to 14, inclusive, wherein I have provided the side walls 2 and 3 of the machine with a transverse plate 40, and passing through said plate is a screw 41, adapted to plun er-head 10, whereby said casing ma be horizontally moved. The casing is sli ably connected to the lunger-head 10, as illustrated in 12 of t e drawings. A still further modifica- .tion resides in adjustably mounting the latform 26, said platform being adjusted y a screw 42. In order that a strip ofstamps may be easily and quickly inserted between the rolls 18 and 19, the roll 19 can be supported in a frame 43, said frame consisting of slotted arms 44 44, through which the spindles 45 45 of the roll 19 protrude, and end slots 46 46, formed in the side walls 2 and 3 of the machine.

From the foregoing it will be observed that I have devised a simple and effective machine for automaticall stamping envelops or similar packa es, an when the machine is constructed 0 strong and durable metal it can be easily and quickl operated to more rapidly a ply stamps an labels than if manually per ormed b persons lickin or moistening stamps or abels to be app ied to an envelop or similar package.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Lets ters Patent, is i 1. In a stamping and labeling machine, a frame open on opposite sides, a top late secured on said frame, a springressed plun er operating through said top p ate, a head tachably connected to the lower end of said plunger within the frame and having a depending casing, a sealing-block carried by said casing, and a knife carried by said seal ing-block, a pair of brackets carried by the frame, a stamp-carrying roll removably mounted in the outer ends of said brackets, a feed-roll and a moistening-roll journaled in the frame, a ratchet-wheel carried by the feed-roll, a lever pivoted .on the spindle of said feed-roll and having a awl for engagement with said ratchet, and a link connecting the other end of, said lever with the casing carried by said head, as and for the purpose described.

2'. A stamping and labeling machine com prising a frame cut away on opposite sides, a supporting-bed therein, a top plate carried by the frame, a spring-pressed plunger supported by the top plate and operative there.- throu h, a head secured to the lower end of said plunger within the frame and carrying a 884,681 I a v a casing, a sprin -pressed sealing-block within with said ratchet-wheel, and a link connect- 1o said casin'g, a 'fe carried by said sealinging the other end of said lever to the casing block, a feed-roll and a moistening-roll 'ourof said head, substantiallIy as described.

naled in the frame, a stamp-carrying r0 sus- In testimony whereofs affix my signature pended from the frame outside thereof in .in the presence of two witnesses. horizontal alinement with the moistening- WILLIAM H MCCANN.

roll, a ratchet-wheel on said feed-roll, a lever Witnesses: I'

carried by the spindle of said feed-roll and O. KLOSTERMANN,

having a pawl on one end for engagement A. M. WILSON. 

